Bücher von Marie Bilodeau

Bound by a blood oath and harboring a deadly secret, she's out of time.Avarielle Grayloft has survived two wars, the loss of family, and a battle against an ancient god. Her magical blade has sliced through monsters and gods alike, and she's no stranger to the tang of her own blood. But that blood runs cold when monsters return to her land after twenty years of peace.Desperate to protect her son and her home, Avarielle reaches out to old allies for help: the most powerful queen in Graydon, and its highest-ranking sorceress. Together, the three women defeated the monsters once before, and Avarielle hopes they can do so again.But Avarielle and her allies are not who they once were. The price they paid for their power was steep, and now they are linked by a dark secret forged in the blood of a god...a secret so deadly that it could shatter their world. And them.Will their remaining magic be enough to stop the return of evil? Or has too much time passed and too much of their power already been lost?Twenty years ago, they became legends by saving the lands. But their actions had consequences far beyond the battlefield, and now it's time to pay the price for their victory.This series takes place twenty years after Heirs of a Broken Land and features some of the same characters, but you can easily enter the lands of Graydon and Elihor via this series. Follow your reading heart!

A broken traditionWhen Layela Delamores gives birth to her first child, the ether immediately rejects what should be its only heir. A wave of destruction sweeps the ether races and sparks Solaria''s ire and rebellion on Mirial.A hunted childA new heir rises to take the throne of Mirial, one who wields tainted ether. Unable to access the flow of ether, Layela is left with little choice but to flee Mirial, seeking answers that may no longer exist.A rebellion that threatens to topple the very fabric of the universeLayela is prepared to sacrifice everything to free herself and her daughter from the clutches of the First Star. But is she prepared to face her own past?

She had given her up.To save her daughter from a life of servitude to a silent First Star, Layela Delamores sent her only child away. Willing to miss the first decade of her daughter''s life, for a chance to reunite as a free family.Ten years.Now, a new First Star is ready to take over from the dying star Mirial, freeing Layela and her family from the clutches of duty and obligation.But the star was silent.When the new First Star fails to ignite, the failing Mirial is the only lifeline to the countless ether races across the galaxy. But not everyone wants to save Mirial, including Layela''s own daughter. Trapped between obligations and hopes, Layela must find a way to save as many people as she can, or learn to live in the dead world she helped to create.

When twins dream of disaster, the universe will fall. Can one woman break the destined bonds and avert a deadly fate?Layela Delamores yearns for a normal life running her own flower shop. Tormented by nightly visions of a troubling prophecy she can barely recall on waking, she''s petrified her new venture is doomed. And her fears are realized when her store is destroyed, her twin sister vanishes, and she''s forced to flee into space to escape death.Soaring through the stars on the ship of a mysterious benefactor, Layela is determined to track down her missing sibling. And with their destiny entwined with the heart of the mythical First Star, she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the annihilation of reality.Can Layela defy intergalactic inevitability and stop the destruction of the cosmos?Destiny''s Blood is the powerful opening novel in the First Star space opera series. If you like high-stakes interstellar battles, unforgettable characters, and gut-wrenching choices, then you''ll love Marie Bilodeau''s action-packed tale.

The mists have lifted, leaving behind a shattered world. Still reeling from the loss of her best friend, Alva Viola Taverner must trust the mysterious watchmaker to keep them safe. But the road to safety is strewn with bodies and, up ahead, the faeries still thirst for human blood. ** Part 2 of 5 in the bestselling serialized novel. This special edition hardcover features special illustrations by the cover artist, Kerri Elizabeth Gerow.

A disappearing watch. A thief in the night. Whispers around every corner...Then a mist rolls into town and refuses to dissipate.Alva Viola Taverner has lived in her small town all of her life, working as a car tech while saving for her little sister to go to university. But everything is about to change as the veil between our world and the world of the faeries weakens and falls.Suddenly, even the smallest bump in the night can prove the deadliest.**This is the first installment of a serialized novel. Special edition with interior illustrations.**"The first great serialized novel of 2015" - Black Gate Magazine"Nigh's first installment bodes simultaneously fantastic and terrifying for the balance of the novel." - The Page of Reviews"There's a soothing, almost seductive quality to Marie's writing that lulls you into a sense of ordinariness, only to slam you with a new and rapidly changing reality that leaves you as breathless and reeling as the characters...over and over and over." - Linda Poitevin, author of the Grigori Legacy"Bilodeau has embraced a storytelling method made popular by Charles Dickens, Armistead Maupin and Stephen King but she's given it new life and an incredible sense of urgency. " - Jamieson Wolf, bestselling author